Jerry Bruckheimer
Disney+ Offers More Mysteries in Teaser Trailer for National Treasure: Edge of History: Watch
Get ready to learn more “secrets” of American history, as Disney+ has shared the first look at the National Treasure spin-off series National Treasure: Edge of History. Original director Jon Turteltaub and producer Jerry Bruckheimer are back, along with the film’s Riley Poole (Justin Bartha), as a cast of young newcomers including Lisette Alexis, Zuri Reed, Jordan Rodrigues, Anotonio Cipriano, and Jake Austin Walker head out for a new adventure. It was also revealed at this year’s Comic-Con that Harvey Keitel would be returning to the franchise as his character Peter Sadusky. Disney’s original National Treasure followed Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) as he accepted his destiny of uncovering treasures hidden in historic sites across America. The spinoff series will feature a ne...
Nigerian doctor named one of TIME’s Most Influential People in the world
TIME named Nigerian physician Tunji Funsho to the 2020 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes are available now at time.com/time100, and Mr Funsho’s TIME100 profile is available here. The list, now in its seventeenth year, recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. Mr Funsho, a cardiologist based in Lagos, Nigeria, is the first Rotary member to receive this honour for the organisation’s work to eradicate polio, having played an essential role in ensuring Africa’s certification as wild polio-free in August of 2020. “I’m honored to be recognized by TIME for my part in ensuring that no child in Africa will ever again be paralyzed by wild polio, a disease that once disabl...
Disney Working on a National Treasure TV Series
Disney already announced they’re working on a third National Treasure film, but it turns out that’s not all the Mouse House has in store for the goofy historical fiction title. In a new interview with Collider, producer Jerry Bruckheimer revealed plans for a National Treasure TV series that would live on Disney Plus. According to Bruckheimer, the TV show spin-off won’t follow Benjamin Franklin Gates, a.k.a. Nicolas Cage, but rather a “much younger” crew equally committed to undergoing made-up, elaborate, risk-riddled plots to save a watered-down version of American history. “We’re certainly working on one [National Treasure] for streaming and we’re working on one for the big screen. Hopefully, they’ll both come together and we’ll bring you another National Treasure, but...
